---
title: "Langzehen-Querzahnmolch"
description: "Ambystoma macrodactylum — Amphibien. The long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) is a mole salamander in the family Ambystomatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/long-toed-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Langzehen-Querzahnmolch

> Ambystoma macrodactylum — Amphibien. The long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) is a mole salamander in the family Ambystomatidae.

- Scientific name: *Ambystoma macrodactylum*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibien)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `freshwater` (See & Fluss)
- iNaturalist observations: 8186
- Wikidata: [Q2513605](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2513605)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26754](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26754)

## Names

- en: Long-toed Salamander
- de: Langzehen-Querzahnmolch
- es: Salamandra dedos largos
- fr: Ambystome à longs doigts
- nl: Langteensalamander
- pl: Ambystoma długopalca

## Countries with the most observations

US (5770), CA (1565)

## Summary

The long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) is a mole salamander in the family Ambystomatidae. This species, typically 4.1–8.9 cm (1.6–3.5 in) long when mature, is characterized by its mottled black, brown, and yellow pigmentation, and its long outer fourth toe on the hind limbs. Analysis of fossil records, genetics, and biogeography suggest A. macrodactylum and A. laterale are descended from a common ancestor that gained access to the western Cordillera with the loss of the mid-continental seaway toward the Paleocene.
The distribution of the long-toed salamander is primarily in the Pacific Northwest, with…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-toed_salamander

## Photo

![Langzehen-Querzahnmolch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/long-toed-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kate Manning · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/247867916

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/long-toed-salamander?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).